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I think you should read the thread from the beginning then maybe you will see after "my calm advice" that I have tried naproxen / esomeprazole in 2 different tablets (14 tablets Nexium esomeprazole 20mg Thb 646, - / 10 Naprofazt Naproxen 250mg Thb 120 for a total of Thb 785, - However, at the hospital pharmacy in Malaysia, which is usually more expensive than an independent pharmacy, I paid Thb 996, - for 60 tablets of Vimovo or as I was prescribed 90 tablets Thb 2988, - As a side track, sure, it's a world in difference in medication cost and maybe quality ... the real thing or? You know maybe Voltaren tablets (Nsaid) if so, you also maybe happen to know how many "local made Voltaren" you can get here? And if you were here under Covid you maybe remember "our own brand Vaccine" .......life is full of connections😉 Felt

Thanks for the information and good advice. I am very careful with the use of Vimovo and medicines in general and even avoid paracetamol. As a former athlete and even at this age still try and join in some fun runs etc. annually, I have never really believed that any medicine makes the disease / injury better and perhaps especially so with wear and tear injuries. But, as mentioned, you reach an age and a point in your life after which, in my opinion, it is better to try and keep active inside one's own capacity than to sit down and look at this screen 24/7, even if you sometimes have to have a little help from medicine to avoid greater inflammation and thereby the risk of worsening the injury. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis already 12 years ago and have lived well with it and still manage to jog, cycle etc., (I don't call it running anymore)🙂 The reason I traveled to Malaysia for Vimovo is that the medicine is not available here and its Vimovo my doctor has prescribed and not anything else and the cost include everything is only approx. 15% of the cost of a long trip to my home country and as long as the medicine is available in most of the free world but not here, I have nothing against a trip inside my means for a few days. Felt

Nothing new, but as previously experienced a decade ago plus, when I regularly traveled to Malaysia for extracorporeal shockwave therapy (musculoskeletal conditions) which they at that time didn't have here yet, they are far ahead of the want to be seen as "health utopia here" when it comes to medicine and treatment. I got my prescription and medicine and a nice pre-Christmas🎄 break in KL. Felt

Oh, I have tried that, Naproxen and esomeprazole in two different tablets ,one before and one after meal, but get the same side effects as if use Voltaren. Vimovo is totally another story at least for me. Felt

Thanks Sheryl. I have by now found out that hospitals and pharmacies in Malaysia administer Vimovo when it's a prescription medication and been in contact with a hospital there for an appointment to get a prescription and then bring with me back to Thailand. Feel that is safer. Not sure the amount allowed to bring in when prescription medication but will ask doctor in Malaysia for a prescription for 3 months of consumption. Felt

Do you know if I risk any kind of fine or criminal prosecution if I am sent a month's supply (60 tablets) of Vimovo and the shipment is stopped in the postal customs clearance? Thanks Felt

Perhaps Bangkok Marathon, a lot of overseas runners combine it with a holiday! Felt

The "better half" had an errand to the town's Fascino pharmacy today so I asked if she could check the price of Naproxen and Esomeprazole for me. (Want to add that we usually use a couple of other local pharmacies which are generally cheaper) And she came back with a picture of a box of NaproFazt Mega (Naproxen) 10 pcs softgels and the price quoted was Thb 120, - as well as a picture of a box of Nexium Esomeprazole (AstraZeneca) 14 pcs and the price stated was THB 645, - Do these prices look normal to those who use the equivalents and know more about this medicine? In any case, it seems that with letter post a box of Vimovo with 60 tablets, shipped here that I will come out better with that solution. Now...the customs😟 Felt

Thank you, Sheryl,🙏 Felt

I do not doubt your knowledge of medicine Sheryl and understand that it is possible to take two different types of tablets to get the same effect, but I prefer to use medicines that I know and, at least for me, work as expected. But it is possible that the customs will seize the shipment (even if I am only sent for a month's use at first) and therefore it would be nice if you could give me the name of two brands, one with naproxen and the other with esomeprazole effects, which then basically would be equated with Vimovo! Thanks Felt

Ok, and on the label on box the reason underlined and in italic below. Vimovo contains two different active substances: naproxen and esomeprazole. Each of the medications works differently. Naproxen is anti-inflammatory and reduces stiffness and also pain. Naproxen belongs to a group of medicines called "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs" (NSAIDs). Esomeprazole reduces the amount of acid in the stomach and reduces the risk of ulcers and stomach problems in patients using NSAIDs. Esomeprazole belongs to a group of medicines called "proton pump inhibitors". Pain relief is expected to come on quickly and last for several hours. Stiffness in the joints is reduced so that it becomes easier to be physically active. Thanks Felt

Thanks for replying. I ask because in most of Europe this is a prescription medication and I have asked a relative to pick it up for me there and send to Thailand! Will that be a problem if the customs check the parcel? Felt

Anyone who know if Vimovo is considered a drug in Thailand? I mean Voltaren is a potential more dangerous NSAID that can be bought over the counter everywhere here! VIMOVO 500 mg/20 mg modified-release tablets - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) - (emc) Thanks Felt

They (those in government who decide this) should be ashamed to expect more from workers who have worked all their lives for and to serve those who rule for slave wages. Felt

The society we live⛔